In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 28 December until 08:00, 29 December 2024
[Source of statistics: Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Gaza Strip
Attacks: There are no safe places for the militarily-dominated population in Gaza, who find themselves subjected to airstrikes and other missile attacks on buildings, homes and many essentialfacilities, as well as constant gunfire and invasions by Israeli forces. The Israeli Navy continues to fire missiles, targeting facilities and buildings along the entire Gaza shoreline.
Victims: 30 more people have been killed within the past 48 hours, bringing the total number killed in Gaza since 7 October 2023 to at least 45,514. Another 99 have been wounded, bringing that total to 108,189. The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 101 and, that of those injured, is now more than 240.
‘No Civilians. Everyone’s a Terrorist’
IDF Soldiers Expose Arbitrary Killings and
Rampant Lawlessness in Gaza’s Netzarim Corridor
‘Of 200 bodies, only 10 were confirmed as Hamas members’: IDF soldiers who served in Gaza tell Haaretz that anyone who crosses an imaginary line in the contested Netzarim corridor is shot to death, with every Palestinian casualty counting as a terrorist – even if they were just a child. The line appears on no map and exists in no official military order. While senior Israel Defence Forces officials might deny its existence, in the heart of the Gaza Strip, north of the Netzarim corridor, nothing is more real. “The forces in the field call it ‘the line of dead bodies'” a commander in Division 252 tells Haaretz. “After shootings, bodies are not collected, attracting packs of dogs who come to eat them. In Gaza, people know that wherever you see these dogs, that’s where you must not go.”
The Netzarim corridor, a seven-kilometre-wide strip of land, stretches from near Kibbutz Be’eri to the Mediterranean coast. The IDF has emptied this area of Palestinian residents and demolished their homes to construct military roads and military positions. While Palestinians are officially prohibited from entering, the reality is more severe than a simple exclusion zone. “It’s military whitewashing,” explains a senior officer in Division 252, who has served three reserve rotations in Gaza. “The division commander designated this area as a ‘kill zone.’ Anyone who enters is shot.” Read more:
West Bank
[Palestinian Monitoring Group]
Since midnight on 07 October 2023, Occupation forces have been imposing a complete closure around the whole of the West Bank, preventing people (including even permit– holders) from entering both the city of Jerusalem as well as Israel, otherwise than for especially–negotiated exceptions. Permanent military checkpoints impose severe travel restrictions within the Occupied West Bank.
Home invasions: Jerusalem – dawn, Israeli Occupation forces raided the town of Kafr Aqab and searched a number of homes.
Home invasion and forced personal demolition: Jerusalem – the Israeli Occupation forced a resident, Ibrahim Mashahra, to destroy his home in the Jabal al-Mukabir neighbourhood – or otherwise be forced to pay an extortionate sum to the Israeli Occupation demolition squads, who would be sent in to do it.
Home invasions: Jerusalem – dawn, Israeli forces raided the town of Kafr Aqab and searched several homes.
Home invasions: Ramallah – dawn, Israeli forces raided the town of Silwad as well as the villages of Shuqba and Rantis, invading and searching a number of homes.
Home invasions: Nablus – 16:15-17:40, the Israeli Army, firing stun grenades, stormed the village of al-Rujeib and invaded a number of homes.
Home invasions in refugee camp: Jericho – 00:55–02:30, Israeli troops raided the al-Jabir refugee camp and searched a number of homes.
Home invasion: Hebron – 05:50-07:25, the Israeli military raided al-Samou and searched a house.
Israeli Army armed robbery and agricultural sabotage: Tubas – Israeli Occupation forces seized a tractor belonging to a farmer, Mufdi Sawafta, in the al-Farisiya area of the North Jordan Valley,in order to prevent him from working his land.
Occupation settler violence: Ramallah – afternoon, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded land west of Silwad, severely beating–up Palestinian farmers and smashing the windows of a vehicle.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – afternoon, Israeli Occupation forces raided Silwad, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Tulkarem – 15:35–16:40, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Farun.
Raid: Qalqiliya – 16:40–17:50, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the city.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – 13:55-16:30, Israeli troops, firing stun grenades, raided Urif village.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Nablus – 14:40-16:30, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided the town of Beita.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 16:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided Jerusalem Street in the city, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Nablus – evening, Israeli forces raided and patrolled the village of Burin.
Raid: Nablus – 00:25–03:35, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the city.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner – stun grenades fired: Bethlehem – 19:50–22:45, Israeli troops, firing stun grenades, raided the town of Tuqu’, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – stun grenades fired: Bethlehem – evening, the Israeli military, firing stun grenades, raided and patrolled al-Khadr.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Hebron – 23:05–06:10, Israeli soldiers raided the city, taking prisoner one person.